The IDB Group’s Gender and Diversity Knowledge Initiative (GDLab) is responsible for leading and funding high-impact research aimed at reducing gender and diversity gaps and addressing challenges to overcome existing inequalities between men and women, as well as those faced by indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ people.

To date, GDLab has launched seven calls for research proposals:

• LGBTQ+ People in Latin America and the Caribbean (launched in May 2021). The studies selected in this call for proposals have now been completed. You can find the published studies in volumes 87 and 88 of the Journal of Labour Economics.
• Post-COVID-19 employment recovery for women and diverse populations in Latin America and the Caribbean (launched in November 2021). The studies selected in this call are under development.
• Gender-based violence against women, children, and adolescents (launched in September 2022). The studies selected in this call are under development.
• Climate change and its nexus with gender and diversity (launched in May 2023). The studies selected in this call are under development.
• Inclusion of Afro-descendants and Indigenous Peoples (launched in August 2023). The studies selected in this call are under development.
• Inclusion of People with Disabilities (launched in April 2024). The studies selected in this call are under development.
• The Care Economy (launched in August 2024). The results of this call will be announced in December 2024.

Learn more about the research proposals selected in each call through this link.

The launch date for the next GDLab call will be announced soon.